<p>I'm a rising senior, and I would major in bio, with a concentration in genetics. Chance me?</p>
<p>School Type: Public, very large, VERY competitive
Location: New Jersey
Race/Gender: Asian Female
Prospective Major: Biology, concentration in Genetics
Unweighted GPA: 3.55* out of 4
Weighted GPA: 4.15* out of 5
Class rank: Top 10% of ~800</p>
<p>*I'm not sure if those numbers are right, I calculated them myself, b/c my school only does weighted out of 7. I'm 6.41 out of 7.</p>
<p>Freshman year:
Honors Science - A
Honors Geometry - A
Honors History - A
Honors Spanish 2 - A
Honors English 9 - B</p>
<p>Soph year:
Honors Chem - B
Honors Bio - B
Honors Functions - A
"Average" History - A
Honors Spanish 3 - B
Honors English 10 - B</p>
<p>Junior year:
AP Bio - A
Honors Physics - A
Honors Pre-Calc - B
AP Spanish 4 - B
Honors English 11 - B</p>
<p>Senior year:
Honors Forensics
AP Calc
AP English 12
AP Psychology</p>
<p>Total: 14 honors classes, 5 AP, 1 average</p>
<p>SAT I Composite: 2300 (highest single sitting - 2260)
SAT I Math: 800
SAT I Critical Reading: 750
SAT I Writing: 750</p>
<p>SAT II Scores
SAT II Bio (M): 750
SAT II Math IIC: 720 << should I retake?</p>
<p>AP tests -
Expecting a 3 or 4 on Spanish and a 4 or 5 on Bio.
Next year, taking Calc and Psych.</p>
<p>EC's:
-Tutoring for middle schools, my high school, and Kumon (200+ hours)
-Volunteer at soup kitchen (80+ hours)
-Piano for 13 years (5+ hours a week)
-Summer internship at army research lab, published an abstract in a journal (300+ hours)
-Started a nonprofit organization where we make and sell paintings for charities, or to buy food/medical supplies for third-world countries
-Created a for-profit web design business, designed and coded website layouts/templates
-Annually participate in piano guild, Federation of Music Clubs, ABRSM Theory Test
- Regularly participate in photography club, badminton club, Key Club
- Took International Biology Olympiad</p>
<p>Awards:
Honor Roll (4 years)
Cum Laude
National Merit Commended Scholar
National Federation of Music Clubs Gold Cup
Maybe AP Scholar by next year</p>
<p>Essay is great, teacher recs will be ok?, counselor rec will be great.</p>
<p>Will my GPA destroy my chances? I know I have a lot of B's, but do I still have a shot? Second opinions would be great. Thanks!</p>
